Effective Empowerment of Deltans is a Must…….Obidi

OKONTA EMEKA OKELUM

The Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan Led-Administration, has been described as a highly committed government, whose, priority for the empowerment of Deltans is not in doubt, the special adviser to the governor on milliennium development goals (MDGs), Dr. Austin Obidi while speaking at the closing ceremony of the 3days follow-up workshop, organized by UNICEF, in partnership with Delta State office of the Milliennium Development Goals (MDGs), on MDGs costing for selected top public servants in the Delta State Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), stress these viewpoint.

Further, in his remarks, Dr. Austin Obidi, affairmed that the workshop participants will use the knowledged gained, to effectively institutionalize the practice and principles of effective MDGs costing regime, in the conduct of Delta State government’s business, this, he highlighted will help the government efficiently manage the state resources, cut down government cost of doing business in MDGs related Ministries, Development and Agencies (MDAs).

Later, in a media chat with journalists, Dr. Obidi expressed gratitiude to the present administration of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, Whose, visionary leadership saw the need to build the capacity of some selected top public servants in the state, he was optimistic, that the participants will effectively adopt and use the knowledge, principles and procedure of development information, gathered from the workshop for the establishment of service delivery to Deltans at grass-root level, for the realization of both the MDGs and 3 point agenda.

This workshop has opened a new vista in Delta State public administration, as the capacity of the public servants built, will lead to the commencement of a regular practice of information development, research, data genereation, analysis and processing, which, will leave lasting impact in MDGs related sectors, such as, Agriculture, Health, education environemt andinfrastrutural development sectors.

The participants unanimously in their projected communiqué, suggested to the state government, the need for the provision of her counterpart funding/contribution for the implementation of MDGs projects.

The need for continous capacity building, staff strengthening, management and activation of functional statistical units in Delta State ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) was also suggestedto the state government.